What do you make of this video!

[Barney2.0]

Is the statue of Jesus not a graven image?

Not unless people actually think Jesus inhabits the statue or the statue is really a god.

 

[Godistruth1]

Your false beliefs keep piling up. No one bows and worships an image or statue in Chritianity. They worship the living God who is Jesus.

This is almost as bad as believing the Trinity is God the Father consorting with Mary to produce Jesus!

Muhammad continually attacked a strawman version of Christianity due to his illiteracy. I can grant him leeway but in an age of widespread educational resources, it seems your continued misrepresentations are due to anything other than intent to attack strawmen, which is fallacious. And therefore no challenge to real Christianity at all.

The question is always on Trinity and what's in Bible! Which question so far has been an insignificant one? The questions are always on very foundations of Christianity!

 

[Godistruth1]

Not unless people actually think Jesus inhabits the statue or the statue is really a god.

It does not matter what people think. The command is not to build the statue. God does not say not to worship statue of Jesus but not to make any graven images!

 

[Barney2.0]

It does not matter what people think. The command is not to build the statue. God does not say not to worship statue of Jesus but not to make any graven images!

Graven image means an idol of worship. If every image is a graven image then God shouldn't have told Moses to make statues and images on the Ark.

 

[Godistruth1]

Graven image means an idol of worship. If every image is a graven image then God shouldn't have told Moses to make statues and images on the Ark.

The website says it means an idol.

What is a graven image?

So you shall not made idols which you do in case of Jesus who according to you is in heaven

 

[Barney2.0]

The website says it means an idol.

What is a graven image?

So you shall not made idols which you do in case of Jesus who according to you is in heaven

Yes and an idol is an image of worship. According to the link you quoted an idol is:

The progression of idolatry in a pagan religion generally starts with the acknowledgement of a power that controls natural forces. The presence of the force is then thought to indwell an object, like a stone, or a place, like a mountain. The next step is altering a naturally occurring object, like a standing stone, a deliberately planted tree, or a carved Asherah pole and asking the force to indwell it. When the idolatrous culture has had time to contemplate the personality of the god, they then make corresponding physical images—a statue that looks like a woman or a relief carving that looks like an animal. Graven images can be either of the last two steps.

That’s not what we do with statues or icons, we don’t believe there is any power that dwells with in them. So we’re not guilty of making idols.

 

[Godistruth1]

Yes and an idol is an image of worship. According to the link you quoted an idol is:

The progression of idolatry in a pagan religion generally starts with the acknowledgement of a power that controls natural forces. The presence of the force is then thought to indwell an object, like a stone, or a place, like a mountain. The next step is altering a naturally occurring object, like a standing stone, a deliberately planted tree, or a carved Asherah pole and asking the force to indwell it. When the idolatrous culture has had time to contemplate the personality of the god, they then make corresponding physical images—a statue that looks like a woman or a relief carving that looks like an animal. Graven images can be either of the last two steps.

That’s not what we do with statues or icons, we don’t believe there is any power that dwells with in them. So we’re not guilty of making idols.

I have not questioned whether you worship the statue or not but question is whether you can make it or not! Graven image is an idol and idol is statue of a deity. Since you believe Jesus is God you a breaking the commandment of not making a graven image!

 

[Barney2.0]

I have not questioned whether you worship the statue or not but question is whether you can make it or not! Graven image is an idol and idol is statue of a deity. Since you believe Jesus is God you a breaking the commandment of not making a graven image!

Nope, an idol can be anything even a rock can be an idol. To make something an idol one would have to believe the idol is a deity in physical form and literally believe that the idol has its own power, as the Hindus and Bhuddists believe. Any image can be turned into an idol or heaven image if it's worshipped as a deity. If I don't worship it it's not an idol nor is it a heaven image.